Faneka Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faneka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faneka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Faneka (54) may also be a first name.

Faneka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Faneka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Faneka has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faneka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Faneka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Faneka reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 54 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faneska924/
Fanecka921/
Fanekaya861/
Faneca83750/
Fanika83418/
Fanaka8354/
Vaneka8353/
Faneke8336/
Fanyka839/
Faneko837/
Foneka836/
Faneki831/
Fanekhaya801/
Vanieka7755/
Fanaika7741/
Fanikah7733/
Faneker7718/
Fanekho7711/
Faneske774/
Vanekay774/
Fanakai773/
Fannika772/
Fhanika771/
Fayneko771/
Vanekca771/
Vanekai771/
Fanikai771/
Fannaka771/
Fanekou771/
Fagnika771/
Fonecka771/
Fonekat771/
Fanecas771/
Fanesca771/
Fanikhah7166/
Fainicka7116/
Vaneikay716/
Fainekos715/
Fatnicka714/
Faïnicka714/
Fainekou713/
Vaineika711/
Phaneyka711/
Faneco67667/
Fanica67410/
Vaneca67182/
Fanike67126/
Veneka6799/
Fanaca6781/
Faniki6759/
Vanika6756/
Fonika6743/
Fonyka6741/
Vanaka6739/
Fenika6732/
Faniko6731/
Foneca6729/
Fonaka6719/
Fanice6711/
Vaneki6710/
Fenyka679/
Vaneko674/
Fanako673/
Feneko673/
Feneca672/
Vahanekay671/
Voneka671/
Fanoko671/
Fanaco671/
Foneke671/
Fainaikat671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faneka
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